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THURSDAY, 14 JUNE 2018
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08:30
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REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
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09:00
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
George Aggidis, Professor and Head of Energy Engineering, Lancaster University and Board Member of the Fluid Machinery Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
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09:10
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KEYNOTE: HYDROPOWER’S CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE
Richard Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, International Hydropower Association
- The current contribution of hydropower
- Knowledge gaps faced by the sector
- Sustainability reporting and access to finance
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PUMPED-STORAGE PROJECTS
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09.40
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FFESTINIOG PUMP STORAGE REFURBISHMENT
Arwel Williams, Lead Mechanical Turbine Engineer - Ffestiniog Refurbishment Project, First Hydro Company
- Ageing plant issues - Ffestiniog Power Station commissioned in 1963, ageing plant, challenges in delivering services.
- Refurbishment of units - refurbishment required to provide reliable and competitive power for the next 20 years (details of refurbishment)
- Key considerations – future markets, competitors, capacity market, grid operator requirements, voltage support, frequency support, inertia and flexibility. Opportunities from automation including reduced controllable costs
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09:55
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SUCCESSFUL START OF FFESTINIOG MODERNIZATION PROJECT
Lars Meier, Head of Proposal Management, Voith Hydro
- Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis to optimize hydraulic performance as a pre-step before model test
- As typical for modernization projects certain boundary conditions are fixed like existing waterways and national grid requirements. To prove that the proposed solution is suitable extensive transient analysis have been performed
- The excellent performance data guaranteed for the Ffestiniog project has been verified by Hydraulic Model testing in the laboratory "Brunnenmühle" in Heidenheim
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10:15
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COIRE GLAS: FLEXIBLE AND FAST, BULK ENERGY STORAGE FOR THE FUTURE
Sean Kelly, Project Manager, SSE Generation Development
- Outline of the new Coire Glas Pumped Storage scheme
- What makes Coire Glas different from traditional Pumped Storage schemes?
- Barriers to construction – why have we not built it yet?
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10:40
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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11:10
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GLENMUCKLOCH PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO
Alan Wilson, Energy Director, Buccleuch
- Overview of Glenmuckloch pumped storage project
- Benefits of pumped storage in the local area
- Benefits of pumped storage to the grid
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TIDAL PROJECTS
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11:35
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TIDAL LAGOONS – A UK AND EXPORT INDUSTRIAL-SCALE OPPORTUNITY FOR HYDROPOWER TECHNOLOGY
Mike Unsworth, Director of Engineering & Construction, Tidal Lagoon Power
- Status update on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon ‘Pathfinder’ Project
- Key challenges and proposed solutions
- Industrialisation of a new Tidal Lagoon sector
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12:00
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THE DIFFICULT JOURNEY TO DELIVERING A LOW HEAD HYDRO PROJECT
Bob Long, Managing Director, Britain’s First Tidal Gateway
- Finding the right site
- Understanding “People-Power”, environmental concerns and the groups that support
- Power output and route to finance, long term commercial arrangements and successful electrical generation
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12:25
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FEASIBILITY OF BUILDING AN OFFSHORE TIDAL LAGOON POWER PLANT IN THE SOLWAY
Amir Eilon, Director, Tidal Electric Ltd
- Physical considerations of building a lagoon
- Electrical power potential
- Optimisation considerations
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12:50
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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13:50
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NORTHERN TIDAL POWER GATEWAYS. A MULTI-FACETED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
Alan Torevell, Chairman, NWE2 (parent company of NTPG)
- Scope of the project (including location)
- Benefits of the project (protect and improve the environment, Improve transport connectivity, create economic growth for the region, generate 8 million MGW h p.a. of emission free electricity)
- Challenges faced (The multi-faceted nature of the project and its size)
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MANAGING ASSETS AND INNOVATING
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14:15
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IMPROVING TIDAL TURBINE DESIGN THROUGH CONSIDERATION OF DEVICE AND SITE INTERACTIONS
Lorna Bennet, Mechanical Engineer, ORE Catapult
- Data – Using state-of-the-art sensing technology to collect tidal resource data from the site and installed turbines
- Analysis – Building numerical models to simulate device and site interactions
- Insight – Combining these, we are taking the industry a step closer to commercialisation, leading to improved device design
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14:40
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THE TURGO TURBINE AND ITS VALUE IN THE HYDROELECTRIC SECTOR
Ioannis Kassanos, CFD Engineer, Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd
- Insights into the operating principle of the Turgo Turbine technology and how it compares to other types of turbine (this may be the only turbine found operating on every continent of the world)
- The presentation will talk about a small UK scheme developed following the Feed-In-Tariffs incentives for hydroelectric development
- Looking further afield a larger hydroelectric development which uses a Turgo will be discussed in detail including challenges in installing turbines in remote parts of the world
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15:05
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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15:35
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ENERGY SYNERGY: ADDING FLYWHEEL FUNCTION TO PUMPED STORAGE
Alois Lechner, Lead Engineer for Variable Speed, Andritz Hydro
- Comparison fixed speed / variable speed
- Rotating energy
- Power highway (HV-DC)
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16:00
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THE FUTURE OF HYDROPOWER
Mike McWilliams, Senior Hydropower Advisor, Mott MacDonald
- Current picture of hydropower globally
- Hydropower’s changing role and a vision for the future
- Pumped storage and how it works well with intermittent renewables
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16:25
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PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW TO REALISE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF HYDROPOWER IN THE UK
Chair: George Aggidis, Professor and Head of Energy Engineering, Lancaster University and Board Member of the Fluid Machinery Group, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Mike McWilliams, Senior Hydropower Advisor, Mott Macdonald
John McDonald, Head of Hydro Generation, SSE
Lorna Bennet, Mechanical Engineer, ORE Catapult
- How is the UK market changing?
- What lessons can be learnt from other countries?
- What is the role in hydropower in the UK energy strategy?
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17:05
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CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
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17:10
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END OF SEMINAR
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17:30-18:30
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